Oshawa Daily Times, 26 Nov 1928, p. 2

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PAGE VQ Walking on Highway Near own of Whitby Ada Loach, Aged 24, Struck By Auto Driven By Chas. Beaman of Mimico -- Is Dragged Sixty Feet --The Driver Blinded By Lights of Approaching Car -- In« quest Will Be Held (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Nov. 20.--Ada Loach, aged 24, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Loach, Kingston road, was struck and immediately killed by an automobile while walking on the north side of the highway two miles west of here, last night. Miss Loach was proceed. ing westerly and apparently the dri- ver of the ear, Charles Beaman, 54 Superior Ave, Mimico, was unable to see her as he was blinded by the lights of an approaching: car, Bea- man was travelling in the same dir- ection. The unfortunate = girl was dragged approximately sixty feet and died before anyone could get to her side, having suffered severe head in- Juries, Chiei of Police Gunson was called and rushed the body ta Whithy in the ambulance belonging to WW, C, Town, Brock street. Coroner Dr, C, F. McGillivray pronounced life ex» tinet, Miss Loach was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Loach, who re- sides on the highway west of the town. She had been employed at the home of F. M, Irwin, Dundas street west, and it was thought that she was returning to her parents' residence when the accident occurred, She was well known and liked in the community, news of her sudden death coming as a distinet shock to every- one, Keen sympathy is felt for the bereaved family, Beaman is bemg held in custody by the police pending the results of an inquest which will be held shortly, Chief of Police Gunson states that a jury of Whithy township men will he empanelled and will review the remains in Town's Undertaking Par- lors at 2.30 o'clock, this afternoon, The date of the inquest will be set according to the timg most suitable for the crown attorney and members of the jury. WILL HOLD DANCE TO AID HOCKEYISTS (By Staff Reporter) Whithy, Nov, 20~In order to raise funds to equip and support an intermediate OHA, team for Whit- by, a dance is being held under the auspices of the hockey boys in the town hall auditorium, on the night of December 7. Whitby should do well in hockey this year as a number of members of last year's team will available this season while the team will be re-infocred by several young players who have displayed real cleverness on the blades. FALL ASSIZES AT WHITBY FINISHED Number of Non-jury Cases Adjourned Till Second Week of January (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, fH 20. ~The criminal and jury cases of the Supreme Court of Ontario, for the fall assizes, were completed before Hig Lordship Mr. Justice Raney in the court chambers here last week. There still remains a number of non-jury cases to be heard and His Lordship intimated that an adjournment would be made until the second week in January, The fall assizes this year have been, the heaviest for years and no doubt the county will be called upon to bear a considerable proportion of the expense in the administration of jus tice. A statement of the cost for juries in the criminal. cases will He issued shortly by Miss E. A, McKay, county treasurer, WHITBY CITIZENS SEE WINTER SIGNS Milk Bottles Overflow, Pud- dles Frozen and Windows Arve Frosted " (By Staff Reporter) Whithy, Nov, 26,~Whithy was visited hy a severe cold snap over the week-end, which caused local residents to think seriously of storm doors and windows, The mercury dropped to several degrees helow freezing and every little puddle hes came coated with ice, The. gontents of milk bottles, which were exposed to the atmosphere, expanded with the cold and had a strong tendency to push off the bottle caps, Win- dow panes became frosted and this fact alone would indicate, that the wintry season was close at hand, THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1928 TRACES THE RISE. OF CHRISTIANITY at Simcoe Street United-- Fine Song Service Special services, both morning and evening, featured the Sunday services at Simcoe sfreet United Church, and large congregations were in attendance. Rev. J. Mor- timer, a missionary on furlough from China, was speaker in the morning and gave a splendid re- view of the great political changes be lin China and their effect upon the spreading of the gospel in that troubled country, Traces Church History Although Rev. Mr. Mortimer Is one of the many missionaries whose lives and the lives of thelr famil- fes were endangered during the re- cent period of revolution in China. His contact with the Chinese has aroused sympathy for their aspira- tions and he pointed out that the great eastern republic is anxious for better understanding with the western powers. Briefly he traced the history of Chinese politics from the time more than a generation ago when the Manchu dynasty he- came so corrupt that it was over- thrown and a republic was creat- ed, the subsequent rise of several dictators, the activities and finally the death of the great Chinese Na- tionalist, Dr. Sun Yat Sen, Soviet Excluded By this time the country was divided Into territories administer- ed by war lords and despotic bandit chiefs, Then came the rise of the great Nationalist general, Ohang- Kal-8hek, with headquarters in Can- ton, By war and propaganda the Nationalist party spread all aver Ohina. For a time the Soviet was adopted as an. ally, the speaker stated, but the outrages which oe- curred at the instigation of thelr Boslhevikl friends caused the Na- tionalists to exclude them from their ranks, Christianity Rev, Mr, Mortimer was convine- ed that Christianity had taken: real root in China and that those trying days during the helght of the revs olution when missionaries, Christi- an dootors, teachers and nurses; were forced to flee for safety, gave birth to what might be called the Chinese church, The native Chris. tiang, the missionary declared, were heroic In the face of bitter persecu- tion and although at first they were at a lbss without leaders, they rapidly took over the work which had heen so well hegun, They continued the work of the curches, schools awd hospitals, Hope for Early Return ,The speaker was hopeful that all! the missionaries would soon he able to return to the scene of their former labors, The Jnvestment In missions he declared hrought won- derful returns when Christians of the type foynd in China were pro: duced, The cholr under the direction of J. H, Renwick rendered a splen- did anthem while Mrs, Leo Gray contributed a pleasing soprano solo, Song Service A. service of song was given last night and from 6,46 to 7 o'clock LOST IN BAD GALE OFF FRENCH COAST Many Vessels Placed in Save Danger a4 Fury, of Nov. 26--The ter gales aw the French Atlantic sea- 0 or the ant 72 hours continued with renewed violence yesterday after 'a temporary lull in the earl hours of the momingg Two vessel been sunk, one was kpown to be in serious distress with her ship standing by, numerous jothers had flashed distress signals," and coast shi was generally paralyzed, e French coasting ship Cesaree foundered with all on board five miles off Algiers this morning. There were twelve men inthe crew. The talian freighter Barbara sank in the ay of Biscay, but the trawler La- coubre saved the crew of fifteen. S$ 0S ls Heard Brest, France, Nov, 26 -- The steamer Admiral Ponty sent out dis- tress signals at 9.30 yesterday morn- ing, saying that she was in a sinking condition 30 miles west of Ushant Light, The tempest which had been ravaging the Atlantic Ocean for the past few days, after abating during the night, redoubled in violence early yesterday morning, reports from St. Nazaire indicate. The Aquitania and the steamer Macoris reached the Admiral Ponty at 5 o'clock this afternoon, The Macoris stood by to assist the dis- tress ship and rescue her crew, while the Aquitania proceeded for New York after being assured that the Macoris was able to cope with the situation. The Macoris was former- ly the Burgermels er, iner Froceeds When the liner Aquitania wircless- ed that she was proceeding to the assistance of the stricken vessel, she relayed the information that the Ad- miral Ponty's forward compartments were waterlogged, and added that the Captain advised he might have to take to the lifeboats, which he considered a dangerous undertaking owing to the tremendous seas. The Admiral Ponty was bound from Havre to the West Coast of French Africa, and carried a crew O S from the Bay miles off Finisterre, the Cherbourg Arsenal was blown off and carried 100 feet | distant by the terrific wind, EUROPE PLEASED MRS. WPPHERSON Claims Many Converts Dur ing Her Tour of the Continent New York, Nov. 26.--Home after two months abroad, where she said she found the people much the same as those of the United States, Aimee McPherson, Los Angeles evangelist, today characterized as "the bunk" reports of a renewed investigation of her alleged kidnaping two years ago. Mrs. McPherson returned from Europe on the liner Columbus with expressions of gratitude at the warmth of her reception in England, France, Germany and other coun- tries she visited. At half a dozen meetings abroad, she said, she made thousands of converts. The English, she discovered, are more emotional than the people of the United States at evangelistic meetings. There, she reported, her audiences applauded and cheered. Paris she found to be a. "marvelous field for prospective conversions," and a city whose night life is a duplicate of that to be found in New York. SWORD HURLED FROM MATADOR TO BURY ITSELF IN SPECTATOR Mexico City, Mex., Nov, 26.--A,» curious accident occurred at a re- cent bull fight here, in which a spec- tator was seriously injured, When the matador endeavored to drive the sword Into the nape of the bull's neck for the kill, the animal hurled the weapon from him with sueh force that it sailed into the grand- stand, burying itself in the body of a spectator, Vv room and Shawl desi PT A AAA aa PT TT TT TT TT TT TTT TTT TT TEE EE EEE EE Baeads - La ry ++ errr rrr r rrr tTTIRTTITTTTTTITITITTITITITTITTTTITTTTTTTTTITVIT ITIVITTTVITTEE LE TET R TT YYY ON TUESDAY ONLY 25 Women's High: Grade Coats Receive Their Walking Tickets Beautiful French Broadcloth, in Navy, Black, Brown, Bei and Gy. Silk and Satin Linings. Why a Luxurious Opossum Collars in the Newest Paquin, Mushe s in Black, Natural and Pl Regular $39.50 to $49.50 Values. On Sale Tuesday only, latinum. 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Holden presided at the organ while Mrs, Leo Fleming ne- companied on the piano, the effect of the comhined instruments helng Genosha Hotel eas : A male chorus of thirty voices, Apply occupled the cholr loft In place of TUESDAY the choir and sang a grand old hymn, "Only a Sinner," which had My, J, BB, Windross, Resident Manager at Hotel HELP WANTED All classes of help requived tor Male Quartet J Blze 4:6 x TB ,,00.0,000000004,.888.08 Bize 6:0 X00 , 0 0ri0000000000..880.08 Bize 0:0 x 10:6 .,..00000s00s000, 865.00 Bize 0 x 12:0 ,, 000 rr000pr0000,.875,00 heen arranged in first and second tenor and first and second hass by Mr, Renwick, organist and director, | Special music also Included the duet, "Watchman, What of the Night?" pupg with splendid effect 2 ; by Méssrs. J. Patterson and T. " Lewis. 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